As soon as Qin Zhao woke up from his sleep, he saw Baozhu hurriedly entering, "The Queen Mother is here, and she said that she would help her take care of her little highness."
She knew that the Queen Mother was still plotting against His Highness, and sure enough, wasn't this coming?
Qin Zhao knew Baozhu's worries and reminded him in a low voice: "After all, the Queen Mother is also Xiao Atom's grandmother, so there is no need for you to be so nervous."
Only then did Baozhu realize that she had lost her composure. She was still a little worried: "Do you really intend to leave your Highness to the care of the Queen Mother?"
Qin Zhao just smiled and didn't answer. He would have to wait until he saw Queen Mother Guo to know what Queen Mother Guo's plans were.
When Queen Mother Guo came in, Qin Zhao was playing with Xiao Atom.
"Ah Yuan is so beautiful." Empress Dowager Guo couldn't help but praise her sincerely when she saw the plump and plump child.
Because the child looked similar to Xiao Ce and had the same facial features, she thought for a moment that she had seen Xiao Ce when he was a child.
But this is clearly Qin Zhao's child.
"It's really good-looking. Xiao Atom looks like the emperor." Qin Zhao was not modest either.
With excellent genes like her and Xiao Ce, the appearance of children born from them is naturally more eye-catching than ordinary children.
"The Ai family is free today, so you can help take care of A Yuan." Empress Dowager Guo explained her purpose.
Her attitude was so good that Qin Zhao didn't know how to refuse.
At this time, Queen Mother Guo had come to Xiao Ayuan and stretched out her hand towards the child: "How about a hug from Grandma Huang?"
Xiao Atom seemed to understand what Empress Dowager Guo said, but his reaction was to reach out to Qin Zhao, which was to ignore Empress Dowager Guo.
Queen Mother Guo looked back at Nianyun, who immediately understood and handed over a rattle.
Queen Mother Guo took the splash drum and shook it in front of Little Atom, trying to arouse the child's interest. Unexpectedly, the child never looked at the splash drum and reached out to Qin Zhao for a hug.
Qin Zhao hugged the child and said to Queen Mother Guo: "Little Atom is strange. He doesn't like rattles."
She finally understood that Queen Mother Guo wanted to win the child's heart with toys. Only by making Little Atom stop resisting Queen Mother Guo would Queen Mother Guo have the chance to snatch Little Atom away from her.
Is this the wishful thinking of Empress Dowager Guo?
It's a pity that Xiao Atom is not as easy to bribe as ordinary children, so Queen Mother Guo's trick is unlikely to work.
Queen Mother Guo didn't say anything, "This child has a personality like an emperor."
Xiao Ce didn't like rattles when he was a child. To be precise, Xiao Ce was precocious and didn't like anything children played with.
A Yuan looks like Xiao Ce and has a temperament like Xiao Ce.
Qin Zhao couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Queen Mother Guo was not angry and had a gentle look on her face.
Maybe it was because Xiao Ce was mentioned, or maybe Queen Mother Guo had other plans. In her opinion, Queen Mother Guo was an extremely egoist. Even the late emperor, whom Queen Mother Guo once loved most, was eventually killed by Queen Mother Guo herself.
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The person Empress Dowager Guo loves most in this life is actually herself, right?
"Nian Yun, please send someone to look for small objects that the children like." Empress Dowager Guo gave another order to Nianyun at this time.
"Yes, empress." Nianyun responded, and then ordered someone to collect some gadgets that the children liked.
Qin Zhao was speechless when he saw this scene.
She likes to live a quiet life, but Queen Mother Guo plans to stay in Jinyang Palace and does not want to leave.
Speaking of which, she would rather fight the strong and vicious Empress Dowager Guo. Empress Dowager Guo is now adopting a gentle policy, which makes it difficult for her to use it.
Qin Zhao was complaining in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.
"I'm taking little Atom with me to bask in the sun." Qin Zhao said to Queen Mother Guo, then walked away with Little Atom in his arms.
Nianyun subconsciously looked at the Queen Mother Guo, who opened her lips indifferently: "A Yuan would like to bask in the sun, and the Ai family should also go and spend time with their children."
Nianyun hurriedly stepped forward to help Empress Dowager Guo out of the bedroom.
Before Qin Zhao could walk far, he heard what Empress Dowager Guo said and thought that Empress Dowager Guo was really like brown candy, which she couldn't shake off.
Qin Zhao had a good habit of taking her children to bask in the sun before. When she went to the courtyard, someone had already prepared comfortable chairs, snacks and fruits.
Qin Zhao was eating fruit snacks while reading to his children. Looking from a distance, the scene looked very warm.
Queen Mother Guo slowed down when she saw this scene. She suddenly couldn't remember whether she had hugged Xiao Ce like this when he was a child, or whether she had read to him.
"What's wrong with the empress?" Nianyun saw that Queen Mother Guo's expression was a little strange and she didn't know why.
Queen Mother Guo shook her mind and said, "Maybe it's because the Ai family is getting old, and they like to reminisce about the past lately."
But there was nothing joyful in her memories, whether it was with the late emperor or with her son Xiao Ce.
Nianyun's nose became sore: "What did the empress say? In my heart, the empress will always be so young."
"After all, he is getting old. The late emperor has passed away, the emperor has become a king, and even his child is almost four months old." Empress Dowager Guo cheered up: "Recently, the Ai family has always felt that they are unable to do what they want. This is not old age.
What is it?"
Nianyun wanted to refute, but didn't know where to start.
Not far away, Qin Zhao heard the conversation between Queen Mother Guo and Nianyun and was a little distracted.
Queen Mother Guo said that she feels powerless recently. Could it be that Queen Mother Guo's time is approaching?
Her eyelids jumped at the thought of this possibility.
Just when she was thinking wildly, Queen Mother Guo came over with the support of Nianyun.
Then Nianyun brought a comfortable chair over and helped Queen Mother Guo sit down.
Qin Zhao observed these details and found that as Queen Mother Guo said, Queen Mother Guo was old.
Although the former Empress Dowager Guo also liked to put on airs, she did not need support at all times.
Looking at the obvious wrinkles under the corners of Queen Mother Guo's eyes and the sudden increase in white hair on her temples, Queen Mother Guo looks even more aged.
After Queen Mother Guo sat down, she met Qin Zhao's strange eyes. She didn't know what happened, so she asked: "What is the look in your concubine's eyes?"
Qin Zhao looked at the child in his arms and remembered that the old man in front of him was Xiao Ce's biological mother, and that this old man's time might be running out...
"How is your health lately, the Queen Mother?" Qin Zhao asked casually.
If she knew that Queen Mother Guo would die, should she remind Xiao Ce of this in advance?
She suddenly felt a little confused.
She has never been a kind-hearted person, but Queen Mother Guo's status really gives her a headache.
"The Ai family is taking good care of themselves." Queen Mother Guo responded.
Qin Zhao looked at Nianyun and asked, "Has any imperial doctor been helping the Queen Mother to treat you recently?"
"Master Ke visited the Queen Mother a few days ago. Master Ke said that the Queen Mother is in good health." Nianyun lowered his head and answered.
Qin Zhao looked at the top of Nianyun's head: "You are a close attendant of the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother feels unwell, you must report it to the Emperor as soon as possible."
Nianyun whispered yes.
"The Ai family is in good health and there is nothing wrong with them." Queen Mother Guo suddenly answered.
